By Air:
Bintan's airport only caters to domestic flights, mainly operated by Riau Airlines which provide connections to Pekanbaru, Palembang, Jambi and the remote Natuna Islands.

By Sea:
Most international travelers arrive from Singapore and Johor Bahru. Bintan is also the major domestic seaport for the Riau Islands and is a port of call for Indonesia's major passenger shipping company Pelni.

There are several passenger ports in Bintan. The most common one is at Tanjung Pinang where most short-distance inter-island ferries and those from Singapore and Johor Bahru dock. Other ferry terminals are at Tanjung Uban, Kijang and Teluk Sebung which serves the Bintan Resorts area on the northern part of the island.

From/to Singapore:
Penguin, Indo Falcon and Berlian/Wavemaster companies operate ferries between Singapore's Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Tanjung Pinang. Together, they operate six ferries on weekdays, increasing to nine during weekends and public holidays. Ferries from Singapore take around 2 hours to get to Tanjung Pinang.

From/to Malaysia:
Five ferries daily to/from the Johor Bahru International Ferry Terminal at Stulang Laut, Johor Bahru, to Tanjung Pinang. Journey takes 90 min

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